Question 1

President Roosevelt inherited the Open Door Policy, which was designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  institute free trade with all capitalist nations of the world. 
B)  ensure American commercial entry into China. 
C)  lift all U.S. restrictions on immigration. 
D)  facilitate the entry of Asian immigrants to the United States. 
A)  institute free trade with all capitalist nations of the world. 
B)  ensure American commercial entry into China. 
C)  lift all U.S. restrictions on immigration. 
D)  facilitate the entry of Asian immigrants to the United States. B

Question 2

What was the purpose of the 1907 "Gentlemen's Agreement" between the United States and Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  To allow greater Japanese immigration into the United States 
B)  To forge an alliance between the United States and Japan in case war broke out with China 
C)  To allow the Japanese to save face by voluntarily restricting immigration to the United States 
D)  To condemn Russia for supporting Chinese goals 
A)  To allow greater Japanese immigration into the United States 
B)  To forge an alliance between the United States and Japan in case war broke out with China 
C)  To allow the Japanese to save face by voluntarily restricting immigration to the United States 
D)  To condemn Russia for supporting Chinese goals C

Question 3

Match the term with the definition.
-A vision of Christianity that saw its mission not simply to reform individuals but to reform society. Emerging in the early twentieth century, it offered a powerful corrective to social Darwinism and the gospel of wealth, which fostered the belief that riches signaled divine favor.

Accepted Answer

A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party 
A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party K

Question 4

Lawyers used a mass of sociological evidence in the 1908 Muller v. Oregon case to demonstrate

Accepted Answer

A)  the ill effects on workers of prolonged exposure to toxic fumes. 
B)  the ill effects of working long hours on the health and safety of women. 
C)  that women are stronger than men in some situations and should be paid more. 
D)  that railroads should hire at least as many women as men in all operational areas. 
A)  the ill effects on workers of prolonged exposure to toxic fumes. 
B)  the ill effects of working long hours on the health and safety of women. 
C)  that women are stronger than men in some situations and should be paid more. 
D)  that railroads should hire at least as many women as men in all operational areas.

Question 5

According to Theodore Roosevelt, the absolutely vital question facing the nation when he became president in 1901 was whether

Accepted Answer

A)  the government had the power to control the trusts. 
B)  Congress had the moral wherewithal to remove corrupt members. 
C)  the United States should have continued to speak softly but carry a big stick. 
D)  the United States could avoid another severe economic downturn before the implementation of a national banking system. 
A)  the government had the power to control the trusts. 
B)  Congress had the moral wherewithal to remove corrupt members. 
C)  the United States should have continued to speak softly but carry a big stick. 
D)  the United States could avoid another severe economic downturn before the implementation of a national banking system.

Question 6

The efforts of Alice Paul were instrumental in

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A)  immigration restriction. 
B)  Prohibition. 
C)  the eugenics movement. 
D)  woman suffrage. 
A)  immigration restriction. 
B)  Prohibition. 
C)  the eugenics movement. 
D)  woman suffrage.

Question 7

Match the term with the definition.
-Founded in 1905, this umbrella union and radical political group was dedicated to organizing unskilled workers to oppose capitalism. It advocated direct action by workers, including sabotage and general strikes, in hopes of triggering a widespread workers' uprising.

Accepted Answer

A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party 
A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party

Question 8

How did the temperance reform movement reflect the concerns and biases of progressive reformers?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Progressiv

Question 9

Who wrote In His Steps, the popular 1898 book that called on men and women to Christianize capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jane Addams 
B)  Lillian Wald 
C)  Mary Kenney O'Sullivan 
D)  Charles M. Sheldon 
A)  Jane Addams 
B)  Lillian Wald 
C)  Mary Kenney O'Sullivan 
D)  Charles M. Sheldon

Question 10

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Accepted Answer

A)  set up the United States as the police power in the Western Hemisphere. 
B)  relaxed the doctrine's restrictions on European nations. 
C)  guaranteed that the United States never had to send troops to Latin American nations. 
D)  reversed the policy of the Monroe Doctrine. 
A)  set up the United States as the police power in the Western Hemisphere. 
B)  relaxed the doctrine's restrictions on European nations. 
C)  guaranteed that the United States never had to send troops to Latin American nations. 
D)  reversed the policy of the Monroe Doctrine.

Question 11

Match the term with the definition.
-Sociological theory developed in the 1880s arguing that humans could accelerate evolution by altering their environment. A challenge to the laissez-faire approach of social Darwinism, this theory insisted that the liberal state should play an active role in solving social problems.

Accepted Answer

A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party 
A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party

Question 12

Match the term with the definition.
-A reform movement that often advocated government activism to mitigate the problems created by urban industrialism. The movement reached its peak in 1912 with the creation of a political party. The term has come to mean any general effort advocating for social welfare programs.

Accepted Answer

A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party 
A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party

Question 13

In the 1905 political cartoon titled "The World's Constable," why was Theodore Roosevelt surrounding by smaller, pleading figures?

Accepted Answer

A)  To emphasize his imposing physical stature 
B)  To represent the global need and desire for Roosevelt and the United States to act as the world's policemen 
C)  To signify the power and might of white men over foreigners 
D)  To emphasize America's military might and new role as an empire 
A)  To emphasize his imposing physical stature 
B)  To represent the global need and desire for Roosevelt and the United States to act as the world's policemen 
C)  To signify the power and might of white men over foreigners 
D)  To emphasize America's military might and new role as an empire

Question 14

How did President Roosevelt influence land conservation during his administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  He reduced the amount of conserved land by nearly half. 
B)  He more than quadrupled the acreage of government reserves. 
C)  He was unable to increase the amount of acreage saved owing to Congress's inaction. 
D)  He expanded the acreage of government reserves nearly tenfold. 
A)  He reduced the amount of conserved land by nearly half. 
B)  He more than quadrupled the acreage of government reserves. 
C)  He was unable to increase the amount of acreage saved owing to Congress's inaction. 
D)  He expanded the acreage of government reserves nearly tenfold.

Question 15

The Progressive Era's Jim Crow laws in the South were designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  offer economic incentives to black businesses. 
B)  strengthen earlier civil rights legislation. 
C)  legalize and expand racial segregation in public facilities. 
D)  ensure black sharecroppers adequate compensation for their labor. 
A)  offer economic incentives to black businesses. 
B)  strengthen earlier civil rights legislation. 
C)  legalize and expand racial segregation in public facilities. 
D)  ensure black sharecroppers adequate compensation for their labor.

Question 16

Match the term with the definition.
-Communal living projects established in poor neighborhoods beginning in the 1880s. Reformers like Jane Addams and Lillian Wald believed that only by living among the poor could they help bridge the growing class divide. College-educated women formed the backbone of this movement.

Accepted Answer

A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party 
A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party

Question 17

How did the American progressive movement begin and evolve?

Accepted Answer

A)  It originated at the federal level of government and worked its way down to rank-and-file Americans. 
B)  It began at the federal level of government and essentially stayed there. 
C)  It began at the grassroots level and percolated up to the national level of government. 
D)  It started at the local level and had very little effect on state and national governments. 
A)  It originated at the federal level of government and worked its way down to rank-and-file Americans. 
B)  It began at the federal level of government and essentially stayed there. 
C)  It began at the grassroots level and percolated up to the national level of government. 
D)  It started at the local level and had very little effect on state and national governments.

Question 18

What happened to progressive reform after Democrats swept the congressional elections of 1910?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reform came to a standstill. 
B)  Progressives focused on expanding the role of the federal government. 
C)  It continued in areas such as mine and railroad safety and workday limitations. 
D)  Its visibility continued only in relation to the area of conservation. 
A)  Reform came to a standstill. 
B)  Progressives focused on expanding the role of the federal government. 
C)  It continued in areas such as mine and railroad safety and workday limitations. 
D)  Its visibility continued only in relation to the area of conservation.

Question 19

Match the term with the definition.
-1896 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the legality of racial segregation. According to the ruling, blacks could be segregated in separate schools, restrooms, and other facilities as long as the facilities were "equal" to those provided for whites.

Accepted Answer

A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party 
A) birth control movement 
B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 
C) muckraking 
D) The New Freedom 
E) The New Nationalism
F)Plessy v. Ferguson
G)progressivism
H)reform Darwinism
I)Roosevelt Corollary
J)settlement houses
K)social gospel
L)Socialist Party

Question 20

Explain how reformers focusing on the effects of work on women's bodies both helped and hindered female laborers.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Advantages

Exam 21: Progressivism From the Grass Roots to the White House

President Roosevelt inherited the Open Door Policy, which was designed to

What was the purpose of the 1907 "Gentlemen's Agreement" between the United States and Japan?

Lawyers used a mass of sociological evidence in the 1908 Muller v. Oregon case to demonstrate

According to Theodore Roosevelt, the absolutely vital question facing the nation when he became president in 1901 was whether

The efforts of Alice Paul were instrumental in

How did the temperance reform movement reflect the concerns and biases of progressive reformers?

Who wrote In His Steps, the popular 1898 book that called on men and women to Christianize capitalism?

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

In the 1905 political cartoon titled "The World's Constable," why was Theodore Roosevelt surrounding by smaller, pleading figures?

How did President Roosevelt influence land conservation during his administration?

The Progressive Era's Jim Crow laws in the South were designed to

How did the American progressive movement begin and evolve?

What happened to progressive reform after Democrats swept the congressional elections of 1910?

Match the term with the definition. -1896 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the legality of racial segregation. According to the ruling, blacks could be segregated in separate schools, restrooms, and other facilities as long as the facilities were "equal" to those provided for whites.

Explain how reformers focusing on the effects of work on women's bodies both helped and hindered female laborers.

Ancient America Before

Europeans Encounter the New World

The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century

The Northern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial America in the Eighteenth Century

The British Empire and the Colonial Crisis

The War for America

Building a Republic

The New Nation Takes Form

Republicans in Power

The Expanding Republic

The New West and the Free North

The Slave South

The House Divided

The Crucible of War

Reconstruction

The Contested West

Railroads, Business, and Politics in the Gilded Age

The City and Its Workers

Dissent, Depression, and War

World War I: the Progressive Crusade at Home and Abroad

From New Era to Great Depression

The New Deal Experiment

The United States and the Second World War

Cold War Politics in the Truman Years

The Politics and Culture of Abundance

Reform, Rebellion, and Reaction

Vietnam and the End of the Cold War Consensus

America Moves to the Right

The Promises and Challenges of Globalization Since

Citizenship, Indian Removal, Equality, Women's Rights, Native American Relations, Slavery, Religion, Labor, Westward Expansion, and North-South Differences.

Historical Perspectives on American Politics and Society

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